New Delhi [India], Sept. 7 (ANI): Taking a swipe at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over his 'Kisan yatra', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said getting dressed like a farmer and sitting on a cot (Khaat) does not show that he understands the pain of the poor.

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra told ANI that as far as Rahul Gandhi is concerned, he is a "child born with a silver spoon" and today by sitting on a cot ( Khaat) he cannot become one of the poor and needy.

"To understand the poor and to understand their pain, did he even for one day lead a life of a poor? He is the one who spends his holiday in Europe and here by getting dressed like a farmer and by acting like them he cannot become like them. He should remember that these farmers will give the Congress a befitting reply," he added.

He further said that this is not about 2500 km yatra, it is a 65 years old yatra which the grand old party have started.

"From Nehru to Rahul Gandhi's grandmother Indira Gandhi, to his father Rajiv Gandhi to his mother Sonia Gandhi, everyone talked about 'garibi hatao', they raised slogans about farmers but nothing happened. ..Now he can take out as many yatras as possible but the country knows it is the Congress Party that is responsible for their agony," he added.